Tropical Rainforest Shrine by Fliss Goodwin

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Hi
there, I have a bright and jazzy ATC sized shrine to share this week, which was
inspired by the new greyboard Hummingbird, which I really love. I saw him
dipping into a flower and the rainforest theme popped into my head as the
perfect setting.

Recipe:

I
first gave all the pieces a coat of white gesso. I then used the modelling
paste on the frame and the back section, forming a vine like pattern on the
frame and giving the back section some vine like textures.

I
painted the frame with a mix of diluted Chestnut Brown, Green and Black Multi Surface Paint, then added in some highlights with the Charcoal Shimmer Paint.

I
next painted the front areas of all the box back sections with a mix of Purple, Dark Blue and Green Shimmer paints, adding some shadow detail under the vines
with Charcoal and Purple. Once everything was dry, I stuck all the sections
together using a glue pen and fixed the decorated frame on the front.

I
painted my hummingbird, a flower and some butterflies with a mix of the shimmer
and multi surface paints until I was happy with the effect.

I
then made my tropical leaves by painting a piece of mixed media paper with
green and gold paints. I drew rough leaf shapes on the reverse and cut my
leaves out. I added veins with a ball tool and made them stand out with a dark
green pencil. I then shaped the leaves a little with my fingers and added some
highlights with gold and orange.

I
glued the flower and hummingbird on the back section, using silicone glue for
added dimension. I then glued on the butterflies and leaves (plus a couple of
orangey shaded die cuts made with the Tim Holtz Garden Greens set from my bits
box) with the same glue until I was happy with the effect.

There
you have it – one tropical rainforest!

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Such a sweet make Fliss, the Hummingbird looks so at home near the flower full of nectar. Love your hand drawn leaves they frame it all perfectly within the Shrine, as pretty as a picture.Hugs Tracey xx

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